Descendants of Robert Samuel Roberts
Generation No. 1
1. ROBERT SAMUEL3 ROBERTS (JOHN C.2, ELIAS1) was born 05 Jun 1837 in Roane Co TN, and died 09 Jun 1910 in Roane Co, TN. He married (1) LOUISA HESTER 23 Nov 1856 in Roane Co, TN, daughter of ABNER HESTER and MARY BRASHEAR. He married (2) ARTELIA SAMPSELL 1901.
1860 Roane census with wife and children, Elizabeth K. and Mary S.
1870 census - Robert S., wife Kansas, Mary, Tennessee, Joe
1880 census - Robert S, wife Mary, Joseph, Amanda, William L., Scott and Walter
Robert S. served in the Union Army in the Civil War in Company E, 1st Tenn Inf. He drew a pension.
Children of ROBERT ROBERTS and LOUISA HESTER are:
i. ELIZABETH CANSES4 ROBERTS, b. 19 Sep 1857; m. R. C, MARTIN.
2. ii. MARY SAVANNAH ROBERTS, b. 02 Oct 1859; d. 06 Sep 1923.
iii. VINA TENNESSEE ROBERTS, b. 06 Nov 1862; m. WILLAIM H. HARWELL.
iv. JOSEPH A. ROBERTS, b. 19 Aug 1865; m. HESTER LADD.
v. MANDA ISIBEL ROBERTS, b. 18 Oct 1867; m. JOHN JONES.
vi. SAMUEL H. ROBERTS, b. 08 Mar 1871; d. 21 Jun 1873.
vii. WILLIAM LOUIS ROBERTS, b. 16 Feb 1874; d. 10 Aug 1839, Roane Co, TN.
viii. SCOTLAND L. C. ROBERTS, b. 28 Aug 1876; d. 04 May 1967, Roane Co, TN; m. ALFRED H. DIGGS.
ix. WALTER ROBERTS, b. 18 May 1880; d. 14 Oct 1941, Roane Co, TN; m. BERTHA IRENE COURTNEY.
Child of ROBERT ROBERTS and ARTELIA SAMPSELL is:
x. JAMES MITCHELL4 ROBERTS, b. 21 Jun 1907; m. MARY NELL PIERCE.
Generation No. 2
2. MARY SAVANNAH4 ROBERTS (ROBERT SAMUEL3, JOHN C.2, ELIAS1) was born 02 Oct 1859, and died 06 Sep 1923. She married JOHN TANDY RICE 24 Nov 1884 in Roane Co TN.
Child of MARY ROBERTS and JOHN RICE is:
3. i. NELLE VIOLA5 RICE, b. 11 Jul 1902, Roane Co TN; d. Roane Co TN.
Generation No. 3
3. NELLE VIOLA5 RICE (MARY SAVANNAH4 ROBERTS, ROBERT SAMUEL3, JOHN C.2, ELIAS1) was born 11 Jul 1902 in Roane Co TN, and died in Roane Co TN. She married GEORGE DEWEY MARTIN 23 Dec 1922.
Child of NELLE RICE and GEORGE MARTIN is:
i. TOMMY JACK6 MARTIN, m. PATRICIA ELLIS RIGGS.